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SMWMFL The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Biscayne Bay... Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 440 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located near Black Point, moving south at 10 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Convoy Point, Turkey Point, Card Sound, Biscayne Bay, and Soldier Key. Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Report severe weather to the Coast Guard or the National Weather Service. You can also share your report with NWS Miami on Facebook and Twitter.
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Biscayne Bay; Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM · 25.373°, -80.311°
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- Biscayne Bay; Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM
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SMWMFL The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Biscayne Bay... Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 440 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located near Black Point, moving south at 10 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Convoy Point, Turkey Point, Card Sound, Biscayne Bay, and Soldier Key. Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Report severe weather to the Coast Guard or the National Weather Service. You can also share your report with NWS Miami on Facebook and Twitter.